Kid’s Corner: 3 recent Estonian books for kids and families

VINCENT TEETSOV

Are you looking for more fun books to help practice reading Estonian? Here are some of Estonian Life’s latest top picks of Estonian books that kids and families can enjoy together.

1) Kullakallis kass (The Precious Cat, 2022):

This 32 page picture book, written by Ilmar Tomusk of the Estonian Language Board, is a funny subversion of expectations among fictional animals. It follows some mice as they encounter a cat in the house they occupy. But contrary to what usually happens between felines and rodents, a Tom and Jerry-esque chase doesn’t take place. And despite the wishes of the gentleman who takes care of the cat, the cat is too full of tasty food to bother awaking from its slumber to capture the mice.

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The cover of Kartuli kuningriik.

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